The Detroit River and

Lake Erie…WHOAH.

This is a SPECTACULAR field trip.  Truly.  It covers curriculum they started learning in our third grade science and social studies units (Habitats and Michigan) and continues covering our fourth grade curriculum (Nature’s Recyclers and Watery Earth, along with The Great Lakes and the important role they play in so many things).  How’d the day go?  Pure Michigan.  It will be impossible for me to tell you about everything, as our day was jam packed…ask your kids questions about the trip and get them TALKING about it! 

The weather was spectacular.  Yup, it was cloudy, and that was dreamy.  We weren’t hot and we weren’t cold.  The water was a bit choppy, but the boat ride was easy and everyone wore sea legs.  From the moment we embarked (fun new vocabulary, a cool bonus!) the vessel, we began our day of learning.  We broke up into four groups and were stationed in four separate places on our floating classroom.  Each group was completely engrossed in what they were doing and learning.

They learned how to tie knots, checked pH levels in water they collected from Lake Erie, played Beat the Teacher – learning how things do or DON’T break down (plastic bottles, disposable diapers, cotton socks…etc.), examined zooplankton, seaweed, watched an underwater camera cruise the waters, and SOOOooOOOoOO much more. 

CHEMISTRY!  

Can you find the giant Bald Eagle's nest!?